Transient response of microbial communities in a water well field to application of an impressed current

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 672-682

  Medihala, P G ^a   Lawrence, J R ^b   Swerhone, G D W ^b   Korber, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Clogging; DGGE; Impressed current; QPCR

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BACTERIA; CATHODIC PROTECTION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; IRON COMPOUNDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS; WATER WELLS;

ALLUVIAL AQUIFERS; ANTI-FOULINGS; CLOGGING; DGGE; IMPRESSED CURRENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; PILOT STUDIES; QPCR; WATER WELL FIELDS; WELL PERFORMANCE;

BIOFILMS;

IRON; MANGANESE; WELL WATER;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; ANTIFOULING; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CORROSION; GROWTH RATE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNCONFINED AQUIFER; WELL WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTRIC FIELD; GEOBACTER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOBACTER;

CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN RIVER;

GEOBACTER; RHODOBACTER;

EID: 84871523419     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.10.049     Document Type: Article

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